Announcing the New Edition of the best-seller that Mayo Clinic Proceedings called "Indispensable...Outstanding...The best of its kind currently available" in their review of the 2nd Edition. This fully revised and updated volume in the Major Problems in Pathology series covers the very latest advances in diagnosing lung biopsy specimens. It's the most comprehensive, practical diagnostic guide dealing exclusively with non-neoplastic lung diseases. Readers will find sound, easily reproducible, and clearly understandable ...
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Announcing the New Edition of the best-seller that Mayo Clinic Proceedings called "Indispensable...Outstanding...The best of its kind currently available" in their review of the 2nd Edition. This fully revised and updated volume in the Major Problems in Pathology series covers the very latest advances in diagnosing lung biopsy specimens. It's the most comprehensive, practical diagnostic guide dealing exclusively with non-neoplastic lung diseases. Readers will find sound, easily reproducible, and clearly understandable diagnostic criteria on which to base their diagnoses. NEW & OUTSTANDING FEATURES: New tables added emphasizing diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis. Over 100 new photomicrographs. Many new topics were added to this edition: normal variants of lung histology, cocaine and L-tryptophan effects, giant cell interstitial pneumonia, the diagnosis and surgical pathology report in sarcoidosis, Hanta virus pneumonia, adiaspiromycosis, malacoplakia, interstitial lung disease in children, and small airways disease. Offers rewritten and reorganized material on diffuse alveolar damage, interstitial pneumonias, pediatric lung disease, alveolar hemorrhage, lung rejection, Wegener's granulomatosis and ANCA, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, aspergillosis, and pulmonary hypertension. Extensively updated references with classical references highlighted. Extensive review of drug toxicity in the lung including an easy to use drug list. Updates the reader on classification of the interstitial pneumonias, which aids in evaluating prognosis, treatment, and diagnosis. Discusses the infection process in the lung. Photomicrographs and tables guide readers in identifying specific infections. Covers transbronchial lung biopsy--including handling, interpretation, and indications. Addresses pulmonary vasculature, pulmonary hypertension, the lung in AIDS, and much more.
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